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Cally Byrne
Arianna Cucuzza RD, LD

FOOD INSECURITY
Definition: Households that
experience limited or
uncertain availability of
nutritionally adequate and
safe foods
In GCFBs Six County Service
Area:
1 in 6 residents was food insecure
in 2014 (326,970 people)
More than 1 in 5 children lived in
a food insecure household in 2014
(>94,000 children)
Cuyahoga County highest
number of food insecure residents
in the state of Ohio in 2014
(~245,660 people)

GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD

BANK
Largest hunger relief organization in Northeast Ohio

Serves Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Ashland and Richland counties

Mission: Ensure that everyone in our communities has the nutritious food
they need every day
Food Distribution
More than 840 partner agencies and hunger relief programs
Hot meal programs, Mobile pantries, Backpack programs, Childrens programs, Local pantries, Shelters, Summer
feeding programs, Kids Cafes, School pantries, etc.

SNAP outreach efforts

2015:
47.8 million meals provided
16.8 million pounds of fresh produce distributed
SNAP outreach efforts resulted in 13 million meals for eligible people In NE Ohio

PROGRAMS
Feeding Seniors
Provides meals and groceries for nearly 26,400 seniors monthly
Senior Market Pilot Indian Hills

Feeding Children
Backpack Program
Kids Caf
Summer Feeding
School Markets

Food Bank Kitchen

Distributes over 7,000 meals per day
Prepares meals for organizations with hot meal programs

Mobile Pantries
GCFB truck full of food brought to a central location across 6 service counties
1,260 mobile pantries in 2015
90% produce, 10% bread and dairy products

Benefits Outreach
Helps the public complete applications for over 20 programs (SNAP, prescription benefits, child care vouchers, WIC, Medicare, etc.)

Nutrition Education
On-site Dietitian
Healthy Cooking Demonstrations
Recipes developed for each distribution

HIGHLIGHTS

SENIOR MARKET PILOT

Mobile Pantry for Seniors
Pilot Site: Indian Hills Senior
Community
3rd largest senior living community in
the nation
1,500 units

Free Produce (~40 lbs/person)

Cucumbers, summer squash, green
peppers, onions, zucchini

Cooking Demonstration
Corn & squash saut w/ fresh basil

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Health
Center
Presentation
Phytonutrients, Superfoods
Oncology Nutrition

Cooking Demonstration
Chicken &Vegetable Stir Fry
Strawberry & Spinach Salad
Berry medley

HEALTHY HARVEST
UH Rainbow Babies & Childrens
Hospital
Physicians distribute voucher to low
income women
Free fresh produce for pediatric and
prenatal patients and families
Every Thursday & Friday
Chef w/ samples every other week
Healthy recipes & resources

PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION
On-site distribution third
Thursday each month
Free produce (~10
lbs/household)
450 households served (>1,000
people)
Other services:
St. Vincent Health Screens (blood
pressure and blood glucose)
Free cell phones
ATT $10 internet for SNAP recipients
Carmella Rose
HEAP

HEALTHY CLEVELAND COCHAIR MEETING

Healthy Cleveland

Cleveland Department of Public Health

Partnership of individuals, nonprofits, and businesses
seeking the common goal of a healthier Cleveland
Committees:

Active Living
Behavioral Health
Breathe Free
Health Literacy
Healthy Eating
Healthy Neighborhoods
Violence Prevention

healthycle.org

Co-chair Meeting
Co-chairs from each committee
Committee progress, tracking, annual meeting

HOPE PREP COOKING DEMO

Boys Hope Girls Hope
Youth development and
academic programming
Bright and motivated children
from challenging circumstances
Offers support from middle
school through college degree
completion

Cooking Demonstration
Sugar, sugar-sweetened
beverages, Water First for Thirst
Smoothie Demo

RESOURCES

PROGRAMS NEAR THE VA

Microsoft Excel
Worksheet

ACCESS TO THESE
RESOURCES
Diet Drive Greater Cleveland Food
Bank

REFERENCES
http://map.feedingamerica.org/county/2014/overall/ohio/organizatio
n/greater-cleveland-food-bank-inc
http://www.healthycle.org
http://www.boyshopegirlshope.org

QUESTIONS?